Editing Michael Gira (section)

===Solo career and Angels of Light===
[[File:MichaelGira PortlandOR 2009-03-03 HowardForbes.jpg|thumb|Michael Gira performing at [[Doug Fir Lounge|The Doug Fir Lounge]] in Portland, Oregon on March 3, 2009]]
After dissolving Swans in 1997 Gira released a solo album under his own name and began a new musical direction with [[Angels of Light]], which are a quieter, more acoustic-based group than Swans.

Gira also spent time experimenting with soundscapes, found sound, and loops with [[The Body Lovers / The Body Haters]] project. He has also released several albums under his own name including ''[[Drainland]]'' (1995), a spoken word album called ''The Somniloquist'' (2000), and ''What We Did'' (2001), a collaboration with [[Windsor for the Derby]]'s frontman Dan Matz.

Gira founded his own record label, [[Young God Records]], which has released albums from such artists as [[Devendra Banhart]], Mi and L'au, and [[Akron/Family]] as well as Swans, The Angels of Light and The Body Lovers' back catalogues.

[[Akron/Family]] served as Gira's backing band during the recording of and touring for The Angels of Light's 2005 album, ''[[The Angels of Light Sing 'Other People']]''.

Gira has spoken of his decision to shift his focus from The Angels of Light back to Swans as a move based on impassivity. He has stated, "I had been doing this band Angels of Light for thirteen years, and had reached a kind of impassivity with that, sorta like I had reached an impassivity with Swans when I initially stopped it."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crasierfrane.com/michael-gira/ |title=Michael Gira |publisher=Crasier Frane |date=October 20, 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906100117/http://crasierfrane.com/michael-gira/ |archive-date=September 6, 2013}}</ref>